slave over

slave over something

Fig. to stand over something, working at it very hard, typically cooking over a hot stove. I've been slaving over this hot stove for hours to cook this meal! Ted slaved over his special dessert for hours.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cleisthenes	KLIES-thə-neez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Cherry	CHER-ee	English
Meera	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
Jarrod	['dʒa:rəd]
Durward	DUR-wərd	English
Eun	uwn	Korean